The Island Park Fire Department drove past the Whaley family home to surprise their daughter with a special birthday gift, after her party was canceled due to the coronavirus. 


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The Islip location has four pickleball courts inside a building that previously was a sports training facility.

Want to learn to play pickleball? Indoor facility opens with beginner-friendly lessons 

Remembering a time when the roller rink was a hangout, a date night spot and a place of dance and expression.

Let the good times roll: Inside the rise and fall of the roller rinks of LI's past

She entered her creation in a contest and was selected as a finalist, winning $1,000.

LI student creates butterfly dress using only duct tape as 'fabric'  

Indoor playground with AR games and obstacle courses opens in Westbury 

The Long Island Game Farm is hosting two capybaras, which resemble giant guinea pigs. Other new residents include two camels and three hissing cockroaches.

Fishing cats, capybaras, oh my! New animals take up residence on LI this summer

From arts and crafts to a carousel, children's imaginations will run wild at these new play centers. 

Ball pits and an Eiffel Tower: 3 themed play places open on LI

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It was a place for teens to cruise; where younger siblings enjoyed rides at its Kiddieland Park; and where the French fries were so good, people swear they can still taste them today.

Remembering Nathan's in Oceanside, once a storied teenage hangout

Long Island offers dozens of opportunities for children to learn to sail, through sailing schools, yacht clubs and town offerings.

Kids can take on new summer sport: Learning to sail 

Six leagues have played more than 1,000 matches so far this year, with '80s rock music blaring from the boardwalk overlooking the Great South Bay.

Teenagers clash in friendly but ferocious takeback of bocce

If a one-week session or a drop-in program is more their speed, there's a program for that.

Teens can travel or learn something new at these low-commitment summer programs

Kids summer exhibits take the fun inside and out 

"I can escape back to 1964, when there were promises of undersea hotels and colonies on the moon and all these wonderful things," one collector says.

Time travel made possible: World's Fair collectors stick around in 1964

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NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano visits United Skates in Seaford for a look back at Long Island's roller rink history.

Rolling into LI's roller rink history  

Newsday food writer Erica Marcus tries Long Island clam chowder at Chowder House in Bay Shore.

Eating clams and chowder in Bay Shore

Ahead of the Feast of St. Rocco in Glen Cove, NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano makes eggplant parmesan with the "nonnas."

Faith, family, fun and lots of food: The 'nonnas' make eggplant parmesan for St. Rocco's Feast

Find your waterside table with our searchable guide to restaurants on the north and south shores.

Best LI restaurants on the water 

NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano visits three of Long Island's sunflower fields and mazes.

Sunflower season is here

NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano met with interior designer Rose Ott, whose new home decor collection, LB Soul, is inspired by Long Beach locations.

'There's a lot of Long Beach love right here'

NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano and food writer Marie Elena Martinez seek out Long Island restaurants where you can dine in the sand.

Feet in the sand with a drink in hand

NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano and Newsday food writer Marie Elena Martinez take a look at the hottest places to dine on Long Island this summer. 

A taste of summer on Long Island

Newsday family reporter Beth Whitehouse got to see the capybaras and other new animals at the Long Island Game Farm in Manorville.

Meet the LI Game Farm's newest animals

NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano visits Dino-Mite Vintage in Wantagh.

'We have a very wide selection of Y2K vintage'

What are the best deals on Amazon this Prime Day? Retailmenot.com's Emily Foley has some tips. Prime Day 2024 is July 16-17.

Prime Day tips and tricks

Long Island's first and only HyperDeck, an immersive gaming experience, is one of many attractions at Empire Adventure Park at Samanea Mall. NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano reports.

'It's really, really fun'

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Here are new activities coming this summer at amusement parks just a road trip away from Long Island.

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